Belgium has taken the No. 1 ranking in the world for the first time following their 3-1 win over Israel.
The Belgians were third in the most recent ranking, but Germany's loss to Ireland and previous No. 1 Argentina losing to Ecuador and drawing to Paraguay created the shift.
Belgium were as low as 66th in the ranking in 2009.
NEW FIFA RANKING TOP 20
1 - Belgium
2 - Germany
3 - Argentina
4 - Portugal
5 - Chile
6 - Spain
7 - Colombia
8 - Brazil
9 - England
10 - Austria
11 - Switzerland
12 - Uruguay
13 - Italy
14 - Romania
15 - Wales
16 - Netherlands
17 - Czech Republic
18 - Turkey
19 - Croatia
20 - Bosnia-Herzegovina